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05-14-2012, 07:08 PM | #16 |
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G.skill has not let me down in several recent builds. Good memory for cheap. Very OC' able too
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05-14-2012, 07:09 PM | #17 | |
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but that didn't last long, I changed it out to a nvidia card after I bought the computer. Guess I've always been a Nvidia person, EVGA and PNY. Nothing was wrong with the x300 either, just wanted a better card.
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05-14-2012, 07:17 PM | #18 |
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we use the small formfactor dell machines at work and Every Ati card i have put in my desktop has burned out within 6 months.
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05-14-2012, 07:25 PM | #19 |
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I'm far from Pro ATI, but I must say that my Radeon 5850HD Black edition has been running very strong for several years. It still plays all high end games @ max settings. My latest is BF3.
Those SFF dells are a nightmare for several reasons. We had to stop buying them. Those cards are likely burning out from one of the major issues with the SFF's. Terrible heat distribution, and other than ample fans. |
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Here is my rig from my signature on my site.
Black Mongoose: Intel I7 970 | Corsair H70 Water Cooler | Asus Rampage II Extreme | NVIDIA GTX680| 12GB Corsair RAM | 512GB Crucial M4 SSD | 1TB Seagate 7200 11 | Lite-On DVD | Lite-On DVD-RW | Creative X-FI Fatality PC-E | Corsair 1200Watt Gold Power Supply | Dell 2707 Monitor | Logitech Z5500 Digital Speaker | Logitch G15 Gaming Keyboard | Logtiech MX Wireless Mouse | Windows 7 64 Ultimate | |
05-14-2012, 07:43 PM | #21 | |
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05-14-2012, 07:46 PM | #22 |
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keyboard of choice for desktops merc stealth.
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05-14-2012, 08:11 PM | #23 |
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We still warranty replace Opti's with bad caps, but much less these days. There were terrible capacitors available to the OEM world the last 4-6 years. The latest ones are much better.
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im pretty sure hp and dell were using the same vendor for caps, I forgot the details but dell had to Make up a lot with us after that fiasco.
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05-16-2012, 06:47 AM | #25 |
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I built mine as well here are the specs:
Cooler Master Storm Trooper GIGABYTE GA-Z68AP-D3 INTEL Z68 LGA1155 MB Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3Ghz Unlocked LGA1155 CPU 8GB DDR3 PC10666 1333MHz Seagate 1TB Serial ATA HD 7200/32MB/SATA-6G Diablotek DA Series 600w ATX Power Supply Sony Optiarc 24X DVDRW SATA OEM GIGABYTE Radeon HD 6870 GDDR5 1GB OC PCIe CoolerMaster V6GT Heat Sink |
05-16-2012, 04:24 PM | #26 |
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I have always used Nvidia chipset VC. But the HP laptop my husband took to Iraq with him had an ATI in it and it was pretty much done once he came home. Of course the heat and sand could have been what killed the card lol.
Jealous of the liquid cooling systems Im seeing in some of yours. Been wanting to try one out in one of mine but its just not realistic with us being Army and moving alot. Besides Army movers are the worst.
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My keyboard LOL
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05-16-2012, 04:31 PM | #28 | |
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if you want liquid cooling I'd recommend this kit http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835181016 or the H100 they're well built and good for beginners compared to the full blown out cooling sets. Being they house the Radiator+pumps in one device
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